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2021 LAND OF LINCOLN VINTAGE WEEKEND

2021 LAND OF LINCOLN VINTAGE WEEKEND

By Ken Wooldridge
Photos by Christy Miller

Springfield VKA event had a great turnout with 74 entries. Thursday practice day was with a great turnout and weather!Friday was great weather again and with the threat of rain Saturday I had the VKA participants vote on whether they wanted to do all heats, kart show, and awards Friday. That was the overwhelming consensus.We had 12 races with plenty of breaks and time between heats and final. We had the pizza dinner after finals were completed around 7:30PM and was a great success. Kart show was during dinner with the awards passed out after the heat/finals awards were given.Everyone seemed very pleased with the event and a great time was had by all! Thanks to the outstanding job Jon Clem and the entire Midstate Kart Club crew did during the entire event.

Dual Rear start with Jerry Nagle #77, Shawn Welte #6 and Mark Andermann #4
Yamaha Limited had an unusually small but competitive field. Ron Funkhouser #3 and Michael Day #13 bring them to the green flag.
More Yamaha Limited action with Amy Scoggins leading eventual winner, Ron Funkhouser.
Jerry Nagle once again won C/Open, but was chased by Daniel Birge and the very competitive dual 4-stroke entry of Nathan Hamilton.
You needed to see this close-up shot of Birge being stalked by Hamilton’s wild creation. It was well driven, but still fast enough to stay in touch with the 2-strokes.
Sportsman SW had a great turnout with Marty Westen #4 taking the win.
Here’s some more Sportsman SW action with Bill McCornack #6 tuning followed by Nick Kammueller.
There were two karts in Single 4-cycle. Here Aaron Kruger leads eventual winner Nathan Hamilton.
100cc SW had five entries. Here eventual winner Matt Morgeson #5 leads Dave Doogan #67 , Jim Rowe #75 and Dean Didiou #03 ot the green flag.
Phil Warlow’s 100cc SW entry ended 6th, but is an awesome piece with it’s 100cc rotary power.
West Bend SW had a good turnout. Here John Konkle #16, leads Mark Gustafson #21 and Randy Duncalf #63.
Yamaha Heavy was fiercely contested with seven entries. Lorenzo Marco #55 brings Jim Howe #75, Gene Lang #632, Dan Bucher #8, Steve Wagner #55, eventual winner Denny Scott #9 and Davey Fisher #14 down for the start
Yamaha Piston Port start led by Rodney Fish #00, Don Axe #79, Cameron Stock #6, Steve Curts #68 and way in the back, Ron Funkhouser who placed first.